QUICK TALK 87# HUMBERTO SALGUEIRO

Blog by: Paulo’s Portugese

NAME: Humberto Salgueiro
AGE: 19
HOMETOWN: Queluz/ Lisboa
SPONSORS/HELP: None
YEARS RIDING: 2 years

1. Inspirations?
The friends and videos.

2. BMX?
I always liked bicycles, jumps, tricks, all that stuff, I save some Money, bought a BMX bike, and started to ride, and that’s it.

3. Street?
The best feeling! Search a spot, ride it, imagine lines on it! It’s different from riding a skatepark. “não como no skate park que tem as rampas e temos de fazer o que lá está e não o que queremos”.

4.Bike riding Heroes?
Nigel Sylvester, Tyrone Williams, Dakota Roche, Corey Martinez, Nathan Williams.

5. Today’s Lunch?
A good lasagna with coke to drink, ahah.

6. Who are the people you ride with?
Roger Silva, João “Jotta” Carmo, Ricardo Fonseca, Rui Rodrigues, Alvaro Piriquito.

7. Favorite spot to ride?
Barcelona, Lisbon, Monsanto park.

8. What do you love most about your hometown?
Being situated in the middle of nowhere “Alentejo”, it is so quiet without problems. Not nothing better than taking in BMX, go to the forest and feel the fresh air with no one to bother.

9. Barspins? Flips? Grinds? Whips? Flow? Cruising around?
Grinds are favourites.

10. What’s been your most memorable BMX experience? Experiences in bmx?
Weekends with Rui Rodrigues, Ricardo Fonseca and Alvaro Piriquito. The Rebel Jam 2010 also marked a lot, it was amazing. But Barcelona was without doubt the best of all.

11. Favorite trick of all time is… Barspins without a doubt.

12. Favorite video part?
Dakota Roche, Corey Martinez and Nathan Williams Levi’s 2008, Nigel Sylvester – New Era X Animal Bikes, Skavenger 2011

13. What’s the best thing about BMX?
Make friends, finding new spots, travel, good life ahah.

14. What’s the worst thing about BMX?
Injuries no doubt, but it’s all part of the game and we have to accept it.

15. Your biggest fear is: Being hurt and could not walk anymore. It’s the biggest fear of all of us.

16. The best advice you’ve ever received was?
Wear a helmet. one day you will get hurt seriously

17. Must have gadgets… Bike and music.

18. What do you want out of BMX?
I just want people who are new in it will not start to walk in bad ways. think about winning it all in being the best, just have fun and enjoy the bmx

19. The last book you read was?
School books?

20. I’d like to know more about
Photograph and army.

21. What would you like to achieve this year?
Have a job, move more with friends.

22. What country would you most like to visit?
United States.

23. Before this, I was… student?? ahah

24. Last words… I would like to thank my mother, thanks to friends in the days of BMX and support. And thank you Paulinho for this!